Machine for making tile.



F. LATULIP. MACHINE FOR MAKING TILE. APPLIGATION FILED MAILG, 1911.

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F. LATULIP.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TILE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE-6, 1911.

1,030,591, Patented June 25, 1912.

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F. LATULIP.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TILE. IAPYLIOATION FILED MAB.6.\1911.

Patented June 25, 1912.

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FRED LATULIP, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, AssIGNoR 0F ONE-HALF 'ro ANTOINE F. VADEBONCEUR, 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

I MACHINE FOR MAKING TILE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED LATULIP, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Tile, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in machines for making concrete tiles for roofing, siding and other covering where wood, slate and similar shingles are now commonly employed and is similar in some respects to that set forth in my Patent #970,243 Sept. 13, 1910, except that it is more particularly adapted for the manufacture of cornice tile of the class set forth in my pending application #612436 filed March 6, 1911.

The main object is to enable these com-- posite tiles to be made in whole or half sec tions with pendant flanges along one edge for the purpose of affording a more perfect water and air-tight finish to the edges and corners of the roofing or siding.

Another object is to enable the machine to be readily adjusted for the manufacture of right or left hand tile either of full size or half size. I

A further object is to provide for adjustments of certain portions of the mold for releasing or freeing the green tile therefrom and thereby permitting the tile to be more easily removed without liability of break- %)ther objects and uses will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawingsFigures 1 and 2 are respectively a top plan and a side elevation of a tile molding machine embodying the various features ofmy invention except that the pallet is removed in Fig. 1 and certain portions of the mold broken away to disclose the underlying mechanisms, while in Fig. 2 the pedal lever for shifting the pallet is omitted. Figs. 3 and 4 are longitudinal and transverse sectional views of the same machine taken respectively on lines 33 and 4 -4: Fig. 1 except that the pallet is shown in both views, while in Fig. 4 the pedal lever is omitted. Fig. 5 is a top plan of the same machine adjusted for making right and left half-tile sections. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 3 but Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 6, 1911.

Patented June 25, 1912.

Serial No. 612,437.

taken on line 66 Fig. 5. Figs. 7 and S are perspective views of different forms of. pallets for making right and left hand flanged tile in the machine shown in Figs. 1 to 4. Figs. 9 and 10 are perspective views of different forms of abutments or filling blocks used in connection with the machine shown in Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive for making left and right hand flanged tiles. Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail sectional view through a portion of one side of the mold showing particularly the filling piecefor forming the rear upper end of the locking groove of the tile. Fig. 12 is a perspective View of the filling piece shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the pallet shown in Figs. 5 and 6 used for making half-tile with right and left cornice flanges.

This tile molding machine comprises a rectangular box-like structure 1 of cast metal or other suitable material adapted to be mounted upon and secured to any suitable supporting frame as -A for convenient manipulation of the plastic material in a manner hereinafter described, said mold being provided with an interior chamber of substantially the same area as the tile which it may be desired to form therein.

Hinged to the upper edges of the sides of the main supporting frame or box 1 are movable extensions -2 adapted to swing laterally to and from the vertical plane of said sides to permit the green molded tile to be more readily removed from the mold without liability of mutilation and are held in their operative position by movable detents 3 which are pivoted to the sides of the box 1 and are adapted to be rocked by hand to and from their holding positions, said extensions forming the greater portion of the sides of the mold proper 'in which the concrete is placed as more clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. These extensions 2 consist preferably of rectangular metal plates of substantially the same thickness as the sides of the box --1 and coextensive with the length thereof and also serve as guides for a hand-operated surface molding section 4' which is shown more clearly in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. This mold is also provided with front end and top sections -5- and -6-- and 'a vertically movable bottom section or pallet 7- which together with the extensions 2 form the greater portions of the mold proper. The front end section -5- is hinged at its lower edge to the corresponding end of the bottom of the box l to swing inwardly and rearwardly as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and is pro vided with a rearwardly and upwardly inclined beveled face 8 for producing a corresponding bevel upon the adjacent end of the tile, said section being held in its operative position by a pivoted catch or detent 9 which is movable into and out of a slot l0- in the upper side of the adjacent end of one of the extensions -2 as best seen in Figs. 1, 3 5 and 6. The movable topsection -6 is hinged at its rear end by pivotal bolts l1 to the rear end of the box -1 to swing vertically to and from a position directly over the rear end of the pallet -7- and preferably consists of a U-shaped frame of cast metal or other suitable material having its opposite arms adapted to overlie the adjacent port-ions of the extensions. 2- when adjusted for use, the rear face 12 of the connecting cross bar being preferably quarter-round to give the desired finish to this portion of the upper surface of the tile.

The side arms of the swinging frame 6 are provided with recesses 13-- for receiving the ends of a transverse grooving bar 14:-' which is held in place by movable detents -15- as best seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 5 for forming a transverse groove in the upper face of the tile a short distance from the end thereof. The front end of the pallet is depressed at 16- beneath the plane of the main body a distance corresponding to the vertical depth of the grooving bar -14 and upon the front end of this depressed portion is placed a transverse bar 17 extending from side to side of the mold and against the rear face of the adjacent portion of the movable front end 5 so as to form with the rear end of the depressed port-ion 16 a groove -18 of substantially the same, cross sectional form and size as the grooving bar 14. The

object of this groove is to form a rib on the underside of one end of the tile for inter fitting engagement with a groove formed by the grooving bar 14 in another tile to hold the tile against relative endwise,

movement when assembled for roofing, siding or other covering. The pallet '7 is coextensive in area with that of the interior of the mold and is therefore substantially rectangular in top plan so as to form reasonably tight joints with the sides and ends of the mold and at the same time is free to be moved vertically into and out of thelmain snpport ing box in a manner hereinafter deash s "One f emein ebi t f my ineetiee is s e ie e ee Q thel e hwise edges ofthe pallet with a depending vertical flange .20 spaced a short distance apart from'the adjacent side of the box ormold and having its lower edge oflset laterally and horizontally at 2l, thus forming with the adjacent side of the main body of the mold a lengthwise groove extending from the front end of the mold rearwardly to the front end of the movable top section .6 for producing the cornice or finishing flange of a right hand tile as shown in Fig. 4. This movable bottom or pallet 7 is shown more clearly in Fig. 8, while in Fig. 7 I have shown a pallet for making left hand cornice tile which is of the same construction as that shown in Fig. 8 for making right hand cornice tile except that its opposite or inner edge is provided with an upwardly and outwardly turned angular flange -22 for forming a lengthwise groove in the underside of the overlapping edge of the tile. A similar groove is formed in the upper surface of the inner underlapping edge .of a right hand cornice tile as B- Fig. 4; by means of a shoulder -.23 on the surface molding section 4 and a corresponding rib 25 on the underside of the movable top section -6, it being understood that the lapping edges of the tile which form the main body of the roofing or siding are provided with similar grooves whereby the lapping edges are interfitted to prevent relative lateral movement of one tile upon the other as shown, described and claimed in my Patent- #907,828 referred to. Each pallet is therefore angular in cross section and in order that these cornice flanges may be substantially continuous or abut end to end when assembled for roofing or siding, they are molded so as to terminate short of one end a distance corresponding to the lap of one tile upon the other and for this purpose I provide the mold with a filling block 26- preferably secured to the inner face of one side of the mold near one end, said filling block being of substantially the same transverse width as that of the angular flange of the pallet formed by the parts 20- and 21 and of substantially the samelength as that of the movable top section 6- between the cross bar and corresponding end of the mold as best seen in Figs. 1 and 3.

The filling piece which is used in connection with the mold for making right hand cornice tile is clearly shown in Fig. 10 while that used in connection with the mold for making left hand cornice tile is shown in Fig. 9 and is the same as that shown in Fig. 10 except that a port-ion of its upper edge is somewhat thinner to permit the use of the groove forming piece 25.

In some instances it may be necessary to provide the tile with additional flanges, shou r or es fer n e loc -ins n ag ment with the rafters or stud'ding'bf a roof or siding to prevent lateral displacement of the tiling when placed in position and for this purpose I have 'provided the bottom or pallet of the mold with a depressed portion or pocket --28 of any suitable length, depth or thickness open at the top to permit portions of the main body of the concrete to be forced therein during the operation of forming the tile, thereby finishing the tile with an integral rib or lug on its underside.

.The central portion 29 of one end of the pallet is also depressed beneath the main body and partially separated therefrom for forming an opening 30- at the inner end of the depression for receiving a core-plate 3l which is movable in an inclined plane into and out of said opening forthe purpose of forming a shoulder adapted to engage a purlin or other projection on the rafters or siding to hold the tile against downward displacement. This particular core-plate and coacting part of the pallet are described and claimed in my Patent #970,243 referred to and therefore need not be further described in this case.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown a similar mold for making two (right and left) cornice tile at the same time but of substantially half the width of the tile formed by the machine shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 41-. In making this half-cornice tile, I provide a bottom or pallet 32- with two angular flanges 33 facing each other near the center of the pallet and divided from each other by a lengthwise slot 34: for receiving a dividing plate --35- as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, thereby dividing the intervening space between the vertical portions of the angular flanges 33- into two lengthwise compartment-s of transverse depth, said dividing plate extending from the front end of the mold to the core-plate -3land preferably rests upon the bottom of the main box --l as clearly shown in Fig. 6. When molding these half-sections, I make use of an additional movable top section 36 which is hinged to the rear end of the mold and movable to and from the position shown in Fig. 6, the function of which like that of'the filling block 26* is to form recesses in the flanged sides of the tile so as to allow the flanges of the cornice tile to lie in coincident planes with their lower ends extending beyond their upper ends a distance corresponding to the lap of one tile upon the other. The bottom portions -21-- of the angular flanges are preferably inclined from their front toward their rear ends, the degree of inclination depending somewhat upon the thickness of the overlapping ends of the tile, the object being to have the lower edges of the cornice flanges lie in a straight line when assembled upon the roof or siding even though the main bodies of the tiles may lie at an angle with each other. The rear face of the movable end wall -5 and also the front face of the filling block --26 are also inclined upwardly and rearwardly to form similar inclinations on the opposite ends of the cornice flange of the tile, thereby affording a corresponding degree of lap one upon the other at their meeting ends.

VThe pallet 7 normally rests within the mold upon suitable supports --40 and may be moved vertically from its normal position by any suitable mechanism but preferably similar to that shown in my Patent '#970,243 and consisting of a foot lever --4l operatively connected to a vertically movable rod 42 to which is secured a plate 4;3- carrying a series of pins 44. arranged so as to engage and lift the pallet from its normal position out of the mold as the lever 41-- is depressed. The core plate 3lis also withdrawn from its operative position by the same operation of the foot lever by means of a lever -45- which is pivoted to the main supporting frame and has a sliding connection with the lower end of the coreplate so as to move said core-plate downwardly slightly in advance of the upward movement of the pallet against the action of a retracting spring t6 as more clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 6. This particular core-plate operating mechanism forms no part, however, of my present invention except broadly as an operating means for the pallet and core-plate.

In adjusting the machine for use in the formation of a tile, the movable end section -5- and movable top section 6- are thrown from their operative positions to the positions indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3 and the surface finishing section 4 is removed, whereupon the pallet as -7 is placed within the mold upon its supports 40 in the manner shown in Fig. 3 after which the end section -5- and movable top section -6 are returned to their operative positions and locked in place and the bar 17 is then placed upon the front end of the pallet and against the inner face of the front section 5-. The plastic cement or concrete is then placed within the mold and properly tamped down by any suitable tamping tool to fill the entire mold above and upon the pallet. The surface finishing section 4 is then worked by hand back and forth along the guide plates -2 with considerable pressure until all superfluous material has been removed or rather until the further downward movement of the section -4- is limited by contact with the upper edge of the guide plates. Either before or after this surface finishing operation by the section 4-, the bar -14- is worked endwise back and forth transversely of the pallet until seated in corresponding grooves in the opposite arms of the swingingframe 6'-, whereuponthe cementwithin or underlying the swinging section 6-' is properly tamped and this surface smoothed to remove superfluous material. When theupp'er sur V faceofthe t-ilehas' been properly smoothed inthe' manner described, the bars 4 and -1lare removed and'thesections 2 rocked laterally and upwardly and theend section 5 and top section 6'- also thrown fromith'eir operativepo'sitions 'to the positions indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 2"and'3,"whereupon' the 'foot lever 41' is operated to liftthe palletwiththe green tile thereon from the mold which pallet and tile are then placed asideand allowed to set or harden and another pallet is' then placed in the m'old and the operation repeated for forminganother tile.

The flanges -20 of the pallet are shown ashinge'd to the main body so as to swing laterally topermit thegreen tile to be more easily removed therefrom when necessary or when'sufiiciently dry to permit thesame to be placed {in-wa ter for hardening What I claim is: v

In" a'maehine' for making concrete tile, a substantially rectangular frame including side and end walls side' plates and a'hinged end, meansfor locking the'en'd p'late, said plateshinged to the top ofsaid-walls to the hinged side plates, and a pallet movable into and out ofthefframe and having'its sides and ends abutting against'the' corresponding sides and ends" of the frame when adjusted for use, the hingedside and end-plates constituting guides, anda-surface forming de vice mounted upon and'movable along said guides; V

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 27th'day of February 1911.

FRED LATULIP.

Witnesses H. E. CHASE,- E. F. SPEAKING.

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